“And the first time I saw myself quite a few years back, I couldn’t believe it was me either!

“But you get so wrapped up in the game and the team that you’re working with. You’re so desperate to succeed.

“You don’t lose control but you put yourself in a bubble, you’re completely focused on that result and that performance.

“And for 90-odd minutes you can’t explain it unless you’re doing it. Once the whistle goes, it’s an extraordinary thing and it’s always been there with me and I’m sure with every other manager as well.”

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“But if you think they haven’t got it, it gets very frustrating. But I’ve been round the block a few times, so you’re not going to stop me doing what I do now.

“I don’t know if I’m loud or quiet, you just lose yourself to the game completely.

“I see people writing things down during games, I’ve never done that. I can always pick one or two things that stick in my mind, that I can take in with me at half-time. They’re usually tactical rather than criticisms.

“But when it’s October or November, when the cold weather sneaks in, I start losing my voice and getting sore throats.”